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Battlefield 3 Reaches Out to 4chan With…Dinosaurs

Why did Modern Warfare 2 on PC suck? Because it didn’t have dinosaurs in it, apparently Fast forward a few years later and rival publisher Electronic Arts figured the dinosaur-loving, PC game-playing demographic was a demographic it could actually go after, inserting a dinosaur prominently in the most mind-blowing clip of E3 2011 then tweeting…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 13, 2011

Here, Thirteen Minutes of Modern Warfare 3 Gameplay Footage

Mercifully after the week we’ve had, this extensive gameplay demonstration of Modern Warfare doesn’t need the chit-chat of announcers to kick things off. It’s just straight into the gunplay. Say what you will about the dilapidated state of the series’ story or the impactful departure of some of its key men. Infinity Ward can still…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2011

Activision’s Bobby Kotick Wants to Buy…MySpace

According to “three people familiar with the matter”, Reuters is reporting that a group of investors including none other than Activision boss Bobby “What, Me Worry?” Kotick is in talks to buy dying social networking site MySpace. While the rumoured purchase would be as a private buyer, and not as an Activision acquisition, it’d still…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 9, 2011

Activision Boss Refused Sneak Peek of Competitor’s Battlefield 3

According to CVG, Activision CEO wandered by the E3 booth of Battlefield 3, the regicidal threat to his company’s own Call of Duty franchise, for a friendly look at the competition. He was denied. However, Activision says this didn’t happen.

By Joel Johnson Published June 9, 2011

Spider-Man: Edge of Time‘s Greatest Foe Is the Dreaded Annualization

Spider-Man: Edge of Time is Activision’s attempt to turn the Spider-Man license into an annualized franchise. This is not a good thing, and it shows. While there are clear attempts to differentiate the two games, it’s impossible to ignore how many elements of the game are identical. When you break it down, Edge of Time…

By Mike Epstein Published June 8, 2011

X-Men Destiny Makes You Pretend to be The X-Men Without Actually Playing as Them

X-Men: Destiny, Activision’s newest attempt to channel the franchise into beat-em up form, really wants indulge your fantasy of becoming a part of the expansive lore of the comic series. Rather than choosing their favorite heroes and villains from the series, players choose one of three new mutants whose powers you can cultivate and strengthen…

By Mike Epstein Published June 8, 2011

Hands On With Modern Warfare 3’s Version of Horde Mode

Two player cooperative gameplay pops in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’s Survival Mode, shown to press at the E3 Expo today. In the new mode, one of several coop modes coming to Activision’s fall shooter, players have to survive increasingly difficult waves of enemies. Infinity Ward’s Mark Rubin joined me for my session of…

By Brian Crecente Published June 7, 2011

When You’re Demoing Modern Warfare 3, It Helps to Have a Charged Controller

Check out nearly nine minutes of underwater Modern Warfare 3 action from Microsoft’s E3 2011 press conference, complete with a brief pause to reconnect.

By Mike Fahey Published June 6, 2011

Spider Man: Edge of Time Swings By With New E3 Screens

Activision has delivered a new batch of screens for their upcoming super hero actioner Spider Man: Edge of Time The title is due to launch this Fall for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. For more information, check out the HeroHQ community on Facebook.

By Drew Cohen Published June 6, 2011

Spyro’s Back in This Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure Trailer

Bringing toys and games together, Skylanders uses a platform to sync action figures to your game.

By Mike Epstein Published June 6, 2011

Call of Duty: Elite Starts Shooting Next Month

Call of Duty Elite, Activision’s attempt to make even more money out of the venerable shooter franchise, will go into beta on July 14. It’ll be invite-only, and only Black Ops’ multiplayer users will be considered.

By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2011

Prototype 2’s E3 Trailer Orders a Side of Ketchup

The first Prototype game seemed to be about punching helicopters. Its sequel, going by this E3 trailer, seems to be all about blood

By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2011

Activision on Call of Duty Elite: ‘Even Haters Can Play for Free’

That is a direct quote from the FAQ Activision just released [.doc] for Call of Duty Elite, a final plea for you to not hate the shooter’s paid subscription service, and an argument that needs, oh, just six pages to summarize. That’s not to say they beat around the bush. The first set of bullet…

By Owen Good Published June 3, 2011

Call of Duty: Black Ops Escalates on the PlayStation 3 June 10

Now that the PlayStation Network is up, Activision is ready to make with the map pack. Escalation‘s four new maps and the star-studded Call of the Dead hit PSN on June 10, the first day of a double XP weekend.

By Mike Fahey Published June 3, 2011

The Modern Warfare 3 Files: Team Perks, No Nukes, New Killstreaks

It’s a fair guess that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will follow in the footsteps of last year’s Call of Duty: Black Ops, shattering sales records and bringing even more people to video games. But it’s typically not the single player campaign, detailed here, that draws in those record-breaking numbers. While many, including myself,…

By Brian Crecente Published June 1, 2011

Call of Duty: Elite Getting Web TV Series Boasting “Top Hollywood Talent”

One of the ways Activision is trying to convince people to become paying subscribers of its new Call of Duty: Elite is with a fancy web series based on the blockbuster shooter franchise. Activision Publishing chief executive Eric Hirshberg has told The Guardian, “We have engaged some top Hollywood talent to create linear video content…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2011

How Call of Duty Elite Works, and Why You Might Be Paying For It

The people who make Call of Duty keep promising that they won’t charge you extra to play their hit game against other people. They shoot down any fears that they’re going to turn CoD multiplayer into a pay-per-month subscription service, a la World of Warcraft or HBO. But starting this fall, series publisher Activision will…

By Stephen Totilo Published May 31, 2011

Learn a Little About Call Of Duty’s Online Subscription Plans

Call of Duty, as has long been predicted/expected, is set to introduce a monthly subscription fee for its multiplayer users. Launching as an online service, rather than a standalone product, Call of Duty Elite will be part of Modern Warfare 3 (and future titles) when its released in November, and will include the option of…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 30, 2011

The Dark of the Moon Shows a Brighter Side of Transformers Multiplayer

Transformers: War for Cybertron got online multiplayer right, treating the Autobots and Decepticons like soldiers rather than children’s toys. The problem was the setting of Cybertron didn’t exactly lend itself to varied battlegrounds and colors other than red and purple. Movie tie-in Dark of the Moon fixes that. The other problem with War for Cybertron…

By Mike Fahey Published May 26, 2011

One Year Later, Did Nintendo Keep Their E3 2010 Promises?

E3 is the biggest event the video game business. Every company lays their cards on the table, and every AAA game for the next year is on display. Failure is not an option. As high as the stakes were before, Nintendo managed raise them at their 2010 E3 keynote. Riding high from strong Wii and…

By Mike Epstein Published May 26, 2011